The Ministry of Panchayati Raj will celebrate National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) on 24th April 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Observed every year on 24th April, the day commemorates the enactment of the landmark 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, that gave constitutional status and legal recognition to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across India. This year marks 33 years of that defining milestone in India's democratic journey.

In a significant highlight of the national event, message of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will be read out at the function being held in New Delhi. Through the State/UT Panchayati Raj Departments,  Prime Minister's message will be disseminated among the elected representatives and functionaries of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Local Bodies across the country. The national event will be graced by Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel. Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj Shri Vivek Bharadwaj along with other senior officials of the Ministry will be present on the occassion. Elected representatives of PRIs from Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana will also participate in the event.

On this occasion, Report on Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI)-2.0 and 3 books on ‘Meri Panchayat Meri Dharohar’ will be released. Under the Ministry’s, ‘Panchayat Dharohar Initiative’, the three illustrated publications on rural heritage to be released are: a Monograph on Rural Heritage of Tripura, a Monograph on Rural Heritage of Tirupati and ‘Uttarkashi: Saumya Kashi: The Soul of Himalayan Heritage’.

National Panchayati Raj Day will be observed with much fervour across the country at State, District, Block and Gram Panchayat levels wherein Gram Panchayats will hold Gram Sabha meetings, reaffirming the spirit of participatory democracy at the grassroots. The day provides an occasion to recognize the role of the three tier Panchayati Raj  system in accelerating progress towards Viksit Bharat.

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